Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Developer Seemingly Working on New Karting Game

Update: SEGA PR and social media manager Aaron Webber has come forward to shoot down the recent rumors that a new entry in its kart racing series is on the way.

"Hi guys – saw rumors floating today about another SART game. Just wanted to confirm it's not a thing," Webber said in a post on Twitter.

Original story follows:

A leaked internal presentation suggests that Sumo Digital has a new karting game in development. Could it be another Sonic & SEGA All-Stars?

Slides from the presentation were posted on ResetEra after the link to the original was removed. As well as the karting game, there are apparently two FPS titles also in the works.

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As with most leaks, these details could be out-of-date or false, but if correct the details included are interesting:

The "In Development" slide cites a "multi-project collaboration with [an] international publishing partner" for a "PC to console" FPS. The second title mentions an "unannounced major partner" for an "original FPS" within an "established global IP".

The "unannounced karting game" will also be a part of "established global IP" with "original development".

Sumo Digital has previously developed the Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing series, so odds are good that a kart racing title would be another entry in the franchise.

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Dead Island 2 is already in development at the studio, after it took over from Yager Development in 2016, so one of the FPS games could refer to that title.

With rumours of a new Perfect Dark swirling around, speculation in the forums is that the second FPS is a partnership between Sumo Digital and Microsoft. But perhaps that's just wishful thinking.